Drain board for clothes wringers



W. S. IRELAND.

DRAIN BOARD FOR CLOTHES WRINGERS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 27. 1919.

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VARD S. IRELAND, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,TO THE DAVIS SERVING MACHINE COMPANY, A. CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

DRAIN BOAR-D FOR CLOTHES W'RINGERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

Application filed October 27, 1919. Serial No. 333,599.

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Be it known that I, (Vino S. IRELAND, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, a resident of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri. haveinvented certain new and useful V Improvements in Drain Boards forClothes l Vringers. of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, form inga part of this specification.

My invention relates to a drain. board for application to clotheswringers, and has for its object the provision of a drain board soconstructed as to permit of attachment to and detachment from a clotheswringer to conduct the water squeezed from clothes by the wringer rollsto a point more remote from the wringer than is permitted by the use ofthe drain boards commonly present in clothes wringers. The drain boardto which my present invention relates is one intended more particularlyforuse in conjunction with the main drain boards as commonly found inclothes wringers, and forms an extension or supplemental board leadingfrom the main drain board, provision being made for instant applicationand removal of the supplemental drain board.

Fig. I is an elevation of the upper portion of a power washing machineand a, swinging wringer supported thereby with my supplemental drainboard attached to said wringer.

Fig. II is a longitudinal sect-ion through the main drain board of awringer and my supplemental drain board fitted thereto.

Fig. III is a top plan view of my supplemental drain board.

In the drawings A designates a clothes wringer rotatably supported by awashing machine frame B, so that said wringer may be swung into variouspositions for use. The wringer A includes a main drain board C locatedbeneath the wringer rolls and preferably so mounted as to permit of itsbeing tilted to conduct Water to either side of the wringer. In thebottom of the drain board C, preferably near its front and rear edges,are longitudinal grooves 0.

My supplemental drain board, designated as a whole by the character D,is preferably made of sheet metal and is provided with side tongues 1extending upwardly from the side edges of the board and terminating ininturned lips, spaced from the body of the board. Said tongues areadapted to embrace the marginal ends of the main drain board C so thattheir lips overhang said main drain board, with the result ofrestraining the sup- It will be apparent that the supplemental I board Dmay be slipped onto the main drain board at either side of the wringer,accord ing to the direction in which the main drain board is tilted, andthat it will engage and be held from movement relative to said maindrain board by the simple act of slipping it thereonto, so that the sidetongues 1 will embrace the main drain board and the upturned lip 2 willenter into one of the grooves 0 in the main drain board, the extendedforward end of the supplemental board serving by its gravitatingtendency to retain the upturned lip in the groove into which it has beenseated.

When the supplemental drain board D is slipped onto the left side-of themain drain board C, as shown by Fig. II, said supplemental board D willextend from the left side of the main board C, and the sup plementalboard is then secured by means of its yielding lip 2 which enters thegroove 0 at the right side of the main drain board C. However, if thesupplemental drain board D is slipped onto the right hand side of themain drain board C (Fig. II), the yielding lip 2 will enter the groove 0at the left side of the main drain board, and the supplemental boardwill then extend from the right hand side of the main drain board C. Itwill therefore be understood that the supplemental drain board D isadapted to be slipped. onto both sides of the main drain board C, so asto extend from either of said sides, and when in either position theboard D is secured by its lip 2 which is adapted to extend into eithergroove 0.

The side edges of the supplemental board are preferably upturned at 3 toprevent the water descending on the supplemental board from flowing oversaid edges, and said board is also preferably provided with ribs 4serving to stiffen and strengthen it, thereby making it possible toutilize thinner sheet metal for the production of said board than wouldotherwise be feasible.

My drain board may'also be used in conjunction with the clothes wringerA without attaching it to the main drain board of the wringer. A rib ordepression 2', extending across the supplemental drain v board isadapted to engage thebottom member of the wringer, and by positioningthe drain board on the top of the washing machine when the wringer isoffset from the board supporting portion of the machine, the drain boardwill conduct water to a'desired point of delivery.

I claim:

1;v The combination with a 'wringer having a main drain board, of asupplemental drain board adapted to be slipped onto either side ofsaidmain drain board so as to extend from either of said sides, andfastening means whereby said supplemental drain board may be securedateither ofsaid sides.

2. Thecombination with a wringer havinga main drain board, of asupplemental drain board adapted to be slipped'onto either side of saidmain drain board so as to extend from either of said sides,j andfastening means whereby said supplemental drain board may be secured ateither of said sides,

said fastening means being formed integral with the respective drainboards.

8. The combination with a wringer having a maindrain board, of asupplemental drain board adapted to he slipped onto either side of saidmain drain board so as to extend from either ofsa-id sides, andfastening means whereby said supplemental drain board may be secured ateither of said sides,

said fastening means including a yielding slippage of said supplementalboard.

' that I claim the foregoing l:

detent formed integral with said supplemental drain board andcooperating with said main drain board to prevent slippage of saidsupplemental drain board.

4. The combination with a wringer having a main drain board, of asupplemental drain board adapted to he slipped onto either side of saidmain drain board so as to extend from either of said sides, the bottomof said main drain board being provided with grooves near its front andrear edges, and one end portion of said supplemental drain board beingprovided with a yielding detent adapted to enter either ofsaid groovesso as to secure said supplemental drain board.

at either side of said main drain board.

5. The combination w th a wringer having a main drain board, of asupplemental drain board adapted to he slipped onto either side of saidmain drain board so as to extend from either of said sides, said supplemental drain board being located below said main drain board andprovided with side tongues which extend over and engage the top of saidmain drain board, the bottom of said main drain board being providedwith grooves near its front and rear edges, and

drain board made of sheet metal having side tongues adapted to embracesaid main drain board and a yielding lip formed integral with saidsupplemental board and engagingv the bottom of the main board to preventIn testimony hereunto affix my signature.

i WARD IRELAND.

